Summary
Grand Theft Auto 6fans believe Rockstar Games just teased the highly anticipated title with a new promotional image forRed Dead Redemption 2’s multiplayer component,Red Dead Online. The first trailer forGrand Theft Auto 6was released all the way back in December 2023, with no substantial news on the game being shared since. The lack of a second trailer, screenshots, or any real news has sparked some wild theories within the community, but the latest one is hard to deny.
The lack of communication from Rockstar Games has led many fans to believe that a delay is imminent. While that wouldn’t be surprising given Rockstar’s track record with its previous games, the studio’s parent company, Take-Two Interactive, has insisted thatGrand Theft Auto 6remains on track for its Fall 2025 release window. In a recent quarterly earnings call, the company’s CEO once again reaffirmed its confidence that fans will haveGrand Theft Auto 6in their hands later this year, but did admit that slippage is always possible. The game’s Fall release window means it should launch between late August and December.
With each passing day of silence from Rockstar,theGrand Theft Auto 6theoriesbecome wilder and wilder. While it finally looks like the community has given up on the ludicrous moon theory for the game’s second trailer, many fans do believe that Rockstar has just teased the community with a new promotional image forRed Dead Online. In a newblog poston the studio’s website, Rockstar revealed all of the weekly rewards and extra XP up for grabs inRed Dead Onlinefor February 2025. However, toward the end of the post is in image that has a striking similarity to a shot fromGrand Theft Auto 6’s first trailer. The comparison can be seen in the post below, with Reddit user Ryex7 saying the studio “[knows] exactly what they’re doing.”
While it does indeed look like Rockstar has included a not-so-subtle nod toGrand Theft Auto 6with the image, it doesn’t necessarily indicate any sort of news or trailer is on the way. At the time of writing, it has been well over 400 days since the release of the game’s first trailer, and fans are growing increasingly impatient for a look atGrand Theft Auto 6’s second trailer. Reddit userRobotMathematicianresponded to the above post by saying, “I just want something. Make the madness stop.”
Although there hasn’t been any substantial news from Rockstar Games, Take-Two Interactive CEOStrauss Zelnick has discussedGrand Theft Auto 6on multiple occasions now. In a recent interview, the CEO was asked about whether or not he had concerns overGrand Theft Auto 6sparking real-world violence, to which he insisted he was “not worried.” Zelnick also reminded the interviewer that the theory around video games causing real-world violence has been “tested and disproved.”
